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Gaceta médica de México
versión On-line ISSN 2696-1288versión impresa ISSN 0016-3813
Resumen
TALAVERA, Juan O. et al. Effect of a ready-to-use supplementary food on the recovery of preschool children with malnutrition. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2021, vol.157, n.4, pp.443-451. Epub 13-Dic-2021. ISSN 2696-1288. https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.20000989.
Introduction:
In developing countries, protein-energy malnutrition causes 60 % of deaths in children < 5 years of age.
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of a ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) on moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in preschool children.
Method:
Clinical trial that included 155 children with MAM (weight/height Z-score > -3 and ≤ -2). Each child received RUSF in the form of biscuits, four per day (250 kcal), for 12 months. The tutor received education on nutrition, health and hygiene. Recovery (weight/height Z-score > -2) at four, six, and 12 months was assessed using intent-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP) analyses. Changes in chronic malnutrition were also analyzed.
Results:
In the first semester, adequate RUSF consumption was observed in 61 % of the children, and in 42 % in the second semester. In the ITT analysis, 78 % were identified to have recovered, with 38 % reaching normal nutritional values; in the PP analysis, > 90 % recovered and > 40 % reached normal values. Recovery from chronic malnutrition was also observed.
Conclusions:
The consumption of RUSF and an educational program reduced MAM.
Palabras llave : Ready-to-use supplementary food; Supplementation; Moderate acute malnutrition.